Upd: Kim Potter trial resolved: guilty of manslaughter 1&2

[Chronos]

@Lumpy

But that’s not the problem. The problem is people wondering if as police they would be in danger of being sent to prison for defending their lives due to Monday-morning quarterbacking and a “not a single black life more” stance by some militants.

Has this ever, even once, happened in the entire history of this country?

[Miller]

@Lumpy

The problem is people wondering if as police they would be in danger of being sent to prison for defending their lives due to Monday-morning quarterbacking and a “not a single black life more” stance by some militants.

You think we need more cops who assume they can gun down unarmed civilians and not suffer any consequences?

[ASL_v2.0]

Well, as long as they were only being reckless…

[Mighty_Mouse]

@Miller

You think we need more cops who assume they can gun down unarmed civilians and not suffer any consequences?

Unarmed civilians = future criminals (if they fail the paper bag test)

[PastTense]

@Mighty_Mouse

if they fail the paper bag test

What’s that?

[Yllaria]

@PastTense

What’s that?

If your skin is as dark as or darker than a kraft paper bag.

[DavidNRockies]

Just to offer up a contemporary graphical representation of the idea:

[outlierrn]

I know nothing about the NYPD contract, but every time our contract is up for renewal the corporation drags out negotiations as long as possible and only when they face the financial consequences of strikes do they make a deal. That will then go back to when the last contact expired. Although that gambit has never lasted 5 years.